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Posted by: Robert Casper
More laureate news: Ada Limón writes a poem for the front matter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment and is featured reading and discussing the poem on The Weather Channel.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
NASA’s “Message in a Bottle” campaign, featuring a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, has reached 1.6 million signatures. Help us get to 2 million signatures by the end of the year.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Clay Smith
Check out our preview Q&A with historian Simon Schama ahead of his "Live! at the Library" event—a conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande about Schama's book "Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations"—this Thursday night.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Catch a glimpse of the current "Native American Arts" display in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. We invite you to come to see the exhibit before the display closes in December.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Native American Heritage Month
Posted by: Clay Smith
The National Ambassador for Young People's Literature talks all day about books (No, really, all day!).
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Robert Casper
This coming week the Library of Congress features a wealth of literary programming, including Ann Patchett and Kate DiCamillo in conversation tonight, "Family Mystery Day" on Saturday the 21st, and "Pick Your Poison: Mystery Night" on Thursday the 26th.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Robert Casper
Congratulations to U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for 2023.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In celebration of the spooky season, the Library of Congress is putting together two events celebrating mysteries and mystery lovers. October 21st is a fun-filled day for families with children and teens, and the evening of October 26th is for everyone else!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Children and Teens, Family Day, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Robert Casper
A guest Q&A on the upcoming National Gallery of Art symposium, "Poetry is a country," featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Poetry